Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 112,358 kilograms (247,710 lb)
- Orbiter Landing: 92,701 kilograms (204,370 lb)
- Payload: 6,134 kilograms (13,520 lb)
- Perigee: 391 kilometres (243 mi)
- Apogee: 396 kilometres (246 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92.4 min
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